 | Home stretch...
2006-02-16, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: jtanner | | So I'm reaching the end of my program. I can't believe how fast this semester has flown by.
For those of you at school, good luck with finals or congratulations if you're done! For those of you gra... |
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| The Northern Capital
2006-04-14, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: Brony | | All things said, I think I prefer Hanoi over HCMC. I'm not sure if my preference can be attributed to the fact that we were so jetlegged and disoriented in Siagon that we weren't able to truly apprec... |
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 | Stories from Hanoi
2005-12-29, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: Heath_Kel | | As with Laos, Vietnam has a history of French colonialism that is strongly reflected in its current culture. European style buildings are filled with Vietnamese musical instruments for sale, old men w... |
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| Vietnamese Irish Jig
2005-12-29, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: Heath_Kel | | Lao Airlines isn’t known for its safety reputation, so it was with some trepidation that we booked a flight from Vientiane, Laos to Hanoi, Vietnam on the morning of Dec. 15th. We were even more nervou... |
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 | Hanoi!
2005-10-18, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: graham78 | | After our eventful bus journey to Hanoi, we have finally arrived in the Old Quarter and what a place it is. The Old Quarter is made up of loads and of narrow streets that criss-cross each other. It is... |
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 | Scammed on the bus to Hanoi
2005-10-17, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: graham78 | | Having just made it to the boarder in the tuk-tuk, we walked through friendship gate, from china into Vietnam and got through all the boarder formalities with relative ease. The only issue we had was ... |
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| Beautiful Hanoi
2005-11-03, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: BlackCoupe | | I think this one takes the cake. Not only is the city beautiful, and bustling, but manageable too. Everyone is nice and curious about us also. But beyond that the city just gives off a vibe that is we... |
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 | Leaving Vietnam
2005-11-03, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: day1 | | Well now, this is our last day in Hanoi. Have to say we have loved every minute of Vietnam..its a fantastic country and id recommend it to anyone. A month isnt really enough time though as we didnt ma... |
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| Hot, Happy, Hungover, Halong Bay
2005-10-28, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: day1 | | Well now. Just back from a 3 day trip to Halong Bay and it was fantastic. The sun even decided to come out and we got a roasting today on the boat back.
Day one (wednesday) we got a boat at Halong ... |
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 | Crazy stories in Halong Bay - By Charlie Pinsent
2005-10-13, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: tati | | Hey guys,
U know when u are travelling, u send one big e-mail to all ur friends, well, that's Charlie's e-mail to her friends. I tought it was so funny and perfect to describe some of our crazy adven... |
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 | Hanoi Pit of Quality
2005-10-20, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: jeffhilton | | For the benefit of several readers (well, Mark, Steve and Rob) I'm going to get all the Nam cliches out of the way in one go. So here they are: I haven't seen any vets like John Rambo, Magnum or Jim R... |
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 | Gooooood morning Vietnam!!
2005-10-18, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: roh | | Well, after a massive twenty three hours we finally made it to Hanoi. The bus was no where near as bad as I thought it would be. On the contrary, it was quite good. From Vientiane it was about a six h... |
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 | Extortion at the border
2005-10-17, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: jeffhilton | | Crossing the border from China to Vietnam was surprisingly easy and hassle-free. We got a bit alarmed when we got to the booth that said we would have to pay for medical checks (nothing in the Lonely ... |
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 | Hanoi - Sapa
2005-08-10, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: robbo | | Well we arrived in Bangkok after a turbulent flight via Abu Dhabi (the airport there looked like somethinig out of Doctor Who?!) We had a quick burger king before getting on our connecting flight to ... |
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 | The Junks On Halong Bay....
2005-07-02, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: aussie_msc | | I woke up early because I had to be up early for the Halong Bay tour. I met a really nice family from Germany, and a girl from Japan. On the mini-bus on the way to Halong Bay, there were a bunch of gu... |
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 | Good Old Hanoi....
2005-06-30, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: aussie_msc | | I left Melbourne in the morning, and got to Saigon at about 3.30pm. Going through customs in Saigon was really confusing. We left Saigon at about 6.00pm, and got to Hanoi at about 8.00pm.
When I go... |
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 | Busy As A Bee....
2003-11-05, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: aussie_msc | | On our second full day in Hanoi we woke early and went to the Ho Chi Minh Mausolem. It was so full of tourists that I couldnt even take a decent picture. How dare they!
Not too far from there was H... |
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 | Bikes, Bikes, Bikes!
2003-11-02, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: aussie_msc | | Oh well, if I thought Bangkok was crazy, then Hanoi is just insane! Let me just start with that.
The flight from Bangkok to Hanoi wasnt too long. We got to Hanoi late at night, and as we were drivi... |
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| So dong and thanks for all the fish
2005-05-21, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: S0ck3t | | I wish to make a public apology to President Khamtai Siphandon of Laos and all citizens of that fine country. I am NOT going to be visiting Laos in my current period of travel.
I know this will bit... |
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| Hitchhikers guide to the Monastery
2005-05-09, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: S0ck3t | | Somehow my network of spies failed me. There will be drastic consequences you can be assured. If I am off trying to save (wo)mankind around the globe then I at least expect someone to tell me that my ... |
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 | Hanoi Train Station,8pm
2005-03-02, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: arafel | | (Actually I am in Bangkok now 10/3.. bit slack with the updates)
So here I am outside the station toilets with one big 15kg backpack on my back, loaded daypack in front, outer jacket on and a thick... |
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| Sensory overload
2005-03-02, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: arafel | | 4 days in Hanoi. I can't wait to get out of this place. It's madness. I am overwhelmed by the sheer number of people, the traffic, the noise.. everything!!!! I'm tense and on edge and just want to fin... |
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 | Welcome to Hanoi
2005-01-09, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: seta76 | | Welcome to Vietnam! Even though it's just across the border, Vietnam and the Vietnamese people are a species all their own. They are very curious, nosy people...who peek at my book while reading...b... |
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 | Over the mountains to the frenetic centre of Asia
2003-12-07, Hanoi, Vietnam. By: katiepops | | Well I was in Vientiene last time you heard from me, about to head to the football to see laos and Sri lanka play. We paid about 30p for a ticket in a very basic national ground all seated on concrete... |
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